Zombie Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement lurches on
NAFTA renegotiations may see provisions from the Trans-Pacific Partnership revive like zombies. We must remember their failures - on income inequality, labour and environmental protection.
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What rural, coastal Puerto Ricans can teach us about thriving in times of crisis
At society's margins, people without access to the mainstream job economy are able to carve out lives rich in other resources and community.
‘Liveable’ Sydney has clear winners and losers
Justifying Sydney’s ranking as a liveable city requires greater recognition of the inequality of Sydneysiders' access to jobs, wealth, transport and housing.
What France and the UK can teach Trump about reviving America’s middle class
Trump should drop his plans to cut taxes and instead look to some of our closest friends to learn what policies actually work to build and sustain a vibrant middle class.
Getting rich is largely about luck – shame the wealthy don’t want to hear it
A new report confirms how the rich become deluded about their talents, but also hints at a growing acknowledgement of inequality.
The four factors that decide how we feel about income inequality
We get angry about pay disparities, but the complex nature of executive salaries makes it hard to know where to start.
Four charts which should worry you about rising house prices and inequality
The soaring cost of housing has helped make capital ownership more profitable than work.
Thatcher, Reagan and Robin Hood: a history of modern wealth inequality
Wealth inequality is no 21st-century phenomenon. But it was decisively shaped by public policy during the last 100 years as economies emerged from war and redesigned the structures for life.
What did the rich man say to the poor man? Why spatial inequality in Australia is no joke
Not only has income inequality in Australia grown over the past two decades, rich and poor are also more segregated in terms of where they live in the big cities.
Our big cities are engines of inequality, so how do we fix that?
Our big cities increase incomes faster than population growth, but most residents miss out on the extra income growth. Creating multiple centres of activity may help make bigger better for everyone.
How globalisation brought the brutality of markets to Western shores
In work poverty is a sign the icy tide of capitalism is now lapping at our ankles in the global north.
Are the rich really getting poorer and the poor getting richer?
New ONS data indicate that the UK's poorest households are doing better and the richest are worse off. But this isn't the full picture.
Higher property prices linked to income inequality: study
New research finds higher property prices are associated with higher household income and spending inequality.
Piketty challenges us to consider if we need to rein in wealth inequality
Some people evidently think wealth inequality is a good thing, but there's plenty of evidence to show the problems it causes.
Digital health devices are great, but their prices are widening the health gap
Digital devices can make a real difference in treating chronic diseases. But many who have these conditions are poor, and they often cannot afford the devices.
Evangelical Christians are on the left too
The Christian left has played a strong role in America's history. In this election too, it is not silent.
Why inequality is the most important economic challenge facing the next president
Finding a way to reduce inequality is key not only to solving a host of other problems but also to rescuing America's fast-disappearing middle class.
The U.S. economy is in desperate need of a strong dose of fiscal penicillin
Although the Fed delayed raising rates this month, it has signaled it intends to wean the U.S. economy off its unprecedented monetary stimulus. Now the question is whether Congress will take the handoff.
Australia should compare CEO and average worker pay like the US and UK
Like in the US and UK, Australian companies should be forced to disclose how the pay of CEOs compares with that of an average worker.
How corporate America can curb income inequality and make more money too
Rather than pursue self-interested policies that widen the gap between rich and poor, companies can invest in their workers, curb income inequality and make more money all at the same time.
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Professorial Research Fellow and Deputy Director (Research), HILDA Survey, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne
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Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor of Finance / Head of Competitiveness Studies at i7 Institute for Innovation and Competitiveness, ESCP Europe
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Professor of Business & Economics at Harvard University and Grenoble École de Management, Grenoble École de Management (GEM)
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Deputy Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI), University of Technology Sydney
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